5th Grade Plants and Botany Activities

Grow herbs indoors all year by creating a mini-greenhouse.

Herbs in the Classroom

Subjects

Science

Plants and Botany

Earth Science

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The five major kingdoms of living organisms are reviewed in this activity. Lesson plan and background information are…

Classification Puzzle

Subjects:

Plants and Botany

Ecology

Animals (Zoology)

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How Does Your Garden Grow?

By making their own miniature garden, students can observe first hand how plants grow.

Subjects:

Science

Biology

Plants and Botany

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Seed Dispersal Complete the Sentence

Have students complete the paragraphs about plants and seed dispersal and put their vocab knowledge to the test.

Subjects:

Plants and Botany

Biology

Science

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Students learn about the role of honeybees as pollinators by reading and illustrating a story.

Plant Pollination

Subjects:

Plants and Botany

Biology

Science

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Which Foods Do Molds Love Best?

Will your students make the next great antibiotics discovery? Teach your students about the history of mold and its…

Subjects

Science

Biology

Plants and Botany

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Plants & Pollination Vocab & Photo Flashcards

Print these flashcards, then have students define these words, identify pictures, and match flashcards related to plants…

Subjects:

Plants and Botany

Biology

Science

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Students press flowers and plants with heavy books to make lovely decorations. Then, they use the pressed flowers to…

Flower and Leaf Press

Subjects

Science

Plants and Botany

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Children discover how seeds hitch a ride with the wind, in the water, or on an animal to become planted and grow.

Traveling Seeds

Subjects

Science

Plants and Botany

Seeds and Pollination

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Traveling Seeds Worksheet

A worksheet that goes with the "Traveling Seeds" lesson.

Subjects:

Science

Plants and Botany

Seeds and Pollination

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Does the pH of Water Affect the Growth of Bean Plants?

Hands-on look at the "basics" of acids and alkalis Introduce pupils to botany and the basics of acids and bases with…

Subjects

Science

Plants and Botany

Science Projects

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Students discover how flowers get a little help from birds and insects to transfer pollen between them to form seeds and…

Flower Pollination

Subjects

Science

Biology

Plants and Botany

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Does Microwave Radiation Affect Seed Growth?

In this hands-on science activity, pupils will microwave batches of seeds for different amounts of time and observe if…

Subjects

Science

Plants and Botany

Seeds and Pollination

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Creating New Plants Through Cross-Pollination

Introduce your pupils to cross-pollination with this printable science activity. Pupils will cross-pollinate flowers and…

Subjects

Science

Plants and Botany

Seeds and Pollination

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Flower Power Science Activity

In this science activity, students dissect a flower to learn about how plants grow from seeds.

Subjects:

Science

Biology

Plants and Botany

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The Mountain That Loved a Bird

Activities and resources to teach The Mountain That Loved a Bird, written by Alice McLerran and illustrated by Eric…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Birds

Plants and Botany

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Do Bean Plants Grow Better in Soil or in Water?

Pupils compare the growth of bean seeds submerged in water to traditionally potted bean plants in this printable science…

Subjects

Science

Biology

Plants and Botany

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Use this scoring guide in conjunction with the Traveling Seeds lesson.

Traveling Seeds Rubric

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Science

Biology

Plants and Botany

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REFERENCE

Ready, Set Grow!

Top 10 lists and step-by-step photographs show young gardeners how to grow plants from seed, how to propagate plants,…

Subjects

Reading and Literature

Nonfiction Literature

Plants and Botany

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Students grow their own alfalfa sprouts and then eat them in a sandwich.

An Edible Experiment

Subjects:

Science

Biology

Plants and Botany

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Autumn Veggies and Fruits

Students research fall vegetables and fruits.

Subjects

Science

Plants and Botany

Earth Science

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Demonstrate how plants receive water from their roots with this colorful activity.

Coloring Plants

Subjects:

Plants and Botany

Biology

Science

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